Daily Republican., 1887-08-26
a. Rrooka Foster.

It 10 not our special purpose to de-
- ID O. Brooks Foster, the city dog
catcher, In oil things thA. he may do.
whether they be right or wrong, but Il
d ,es look very much Is II public optn.
ion had 90 set in against Mr.. Foster
shat he can scarcely do anything that
d ,es not bring him into trouble. There
Ii NO moro thankless office In the oity
than that Of dog catcher. For every
dog that is taken not only one,
bat two or three, sometimes many
more, enemies are made. Mr.. Foster
hes proved himself . very efficient OFF,
Ger In his line Of duties, and has made
hundreds OF enemies, who are CON.
t!nually decrying hi in and running him
down. 1t 10 natural that In such .
business he should make mistakes, and
We believe he does make them, but who
is there who would no. make them
under all the circumstances surround.
ing the business. An angel could not
be an efficient dog catcher without
giving offense. and how could Mr.. Fos-
Ter, VINO is not an angel In any sense,
do his duty wishou. giving otfsnse?
We want TO be plain 10 this matter
without doing ipj Justice to Mr.. Foster
or auy one else, and therefore We shall
talk right out In meeting. We would
tail Mr.. Foster that he loses the respe ot
Of the people by being rough, profane
and boisterous in his actions and Ian.
euage. He often drinks to ex cess aud
u untitled for duty .. such times. Here
he makes . great mistake. Although
profanity and drinking too much are
feartully prevalent amongs. public eff
cials, public sentiment is against IL,
and whenever an eff Ger, no matter no v
high or low his position, indulSes In
horrible outbursts OF profanity ever
trivial causes, and st times indulges In
drinking to excess, he forfeia the re-
spect OF the best sentiment OF the com
munity and he becomes Q negative
power. We frankly admit ths! there
are higher eff isisls than Mr.. Foster
who are guilty OF these shocking habits,
but that should only be an argument
why he should no. be guilty Of them.
We do not ask Mr.. Foster TO joir
church or 60 to Sundsy school to be q
good, eff Client officer, bu. We contend
that there should be su ,h q moral guid,
TO the actions OF oil public Off :ials thA
will invite the respect OF the moral
weli-thinking part OF the community
But We would not csstigate Mr.. Foster
and throw him bleeding by the way
side until some good Samaritan come
along TO pick him up. He has goo
traits OF character that cannot be ovel
Aoo6ed and which must 60 to balAnc
his errers and mistakes. He Is not th
unfeeliug wretch that his enemies hsv
painted him. He has soft spots all owe
his heart. he has generous impulse
that often we'll up aud bub BILE out. H
is susceptible OF kindness, and II oul,
. little more OF that were used in plao
OF hArshness and detraotion there woult
be more roses seen In the wilderness o
thorns. While there are so N any VII
would almost be willing to see Mr.
Foster taken out and hanged, lst 1t no
be forgotten that hs has q little is vel Il
his home. A little founding, bu. min
days old, picked up In the streets, 90
home under Mr.. Fosters roof. L..
now four years old, aud knows n
friend but the good Samaritan that too
1t In. Bat this is nothing neither her
nor there, only TO show that Mr.. Foste
is not the inhunku monster som
would paint him. La. US see whas th
good book says: "Inasmuch IS ye hay
done 1t unto one OF the least OF thes
ye have done 1t unto me-" or some
thing like that; hunt 1t and read 1t 70
yourselves.